1 Economics of UPK Benefits and Costs of Quality Early Childhood Education for All Presentation at a Conference on The Law and Policy of Universal Preschool Chicago, IL October 13, 2006 W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D. National Institute for Early Education Research www.nieer.org
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Economics of UPK
Benefits and Costs of Quality Early Childhood Education for All
Presentation at a Conference onThe Law and Policy of Universal Preschool
Chicago, ILOctober 13, 2006
W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D.National Institute for Early Education Research
www.nieer.org
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Benefits of Early Education
Many studies in the US and elsewhere Increased test scores and school success Better social behavior
Three benefit cost analyses Increased earnings and tax revenue Lower government costs Lower crime costs
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Three Benefit-Cost Analyses with Disadvantaged Children
Abecedarian Chicago High/Scope Year began 1972 1985 1962Location Chapel Hill, NC Chicago, IL Ypsilanti, MISample size 111 1,539 123Design RCT Matched
neighborhoodRCT
Ages 6 wks-age 5 Ages 3-4 Ages 3-4
Program schedule
Full-day, year round
Half-day, school year
Half-day, school year
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High/Scope Perry Preschool: Educational Effects
45%
15%
34%
66%
49%
15%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Graduated from highschool on time
Age 14 achievementat 10th %ile +
Special Education(Cog.)
Program groupNo-program group
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High/Scope Perry Preschool: Economic Effects at Age 27
20%
13%
7%
41%
36%
29%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Never on welfare asadult
Own home
Earn $2,000 +monthly
Program group
No-program group
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High/Scope Perry Preschool: Economic Effects at 40
Source: Schweinhart et al., 2005
50%
62%
40%
76%
76%
60%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Had SavingsAccount
Employed
Earned > $20K
Program groupNo-program group
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High/Scope Perry Preschool: Arrests per person by age 27
1.5
0.7
2.5
1.2
0.6
0.5 2.3 arrests
4.6 arrests
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
No program
Program
Felony Misdemeanor Juvenile
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Perry Preschool: Crime Effects at 40Source: Schweinhart et al. 2005
34%
48%
55%
14%
33%
36%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Drug Crime
Violent Crime
Arrested > 5X
Program group
No-program group
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Abecedarian : Academic Benefits
13%
51%
55%
48%
36%
67%
31%
25%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
4 Yr College
HS Graduation
Grade Repeater
Special Education
Program groupNo-program group
10
80
85
90
95
100
105
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
AGE (Years)
RE
AD
ING
SC
OR
E
TREATMENT
CONTROL
Abecedarian Reading Ach. Over Time
11
80
85
90
95
100
105
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
AGE (Years)
MA
TH
SC
OR
ES
TREATMENT
CONTROL
Abecedarian Math Achievement Over Time
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Chicago CPC: Academic and Social Benefits at School Exit
25%
38%
25%
39%
17%
23%
14%
50%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Juvenile Arrest
Grade Repeater
Special Education
HS Graduation
Program groupNo-program group
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Economic Returns to Pre-K for Disadvantaged Children
Cost Benefits
B/C
Perry Pre-K $16,264 $277,631 17.07 Abecedarian $36,929 $139,571 3.78 Chicago $ 7,417 $ 52,936 7.14
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Other Relevant RCT’swith Long-Term Follow-UP
Milwaukee Project CARE IHDP (age 18 follow-up, not disadv.) Houston PCDC Mauritius Preschool Study
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Could Universal Pre-K Produce Similar Benefits for the Middle Class?
Middle class children have fairly high rates of the problems that preschool reduces for low-income children.
Reducing these problems could generate large benefits.
Two new rigorous state pre-K studies National Impact Study of Head Start Michigan School Readiness Program Cost Quality and Outcomes NICHD Child care Study EPPE in England
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Oklahoma’s Universal Pre-K
3,028 children in Tulsa public schools Rigorous RD design Gains for all SES & ethnic groups Literacy and Math gains
Smaller than Perry and Abecedarian Similar to CPC
Larger gains for minority and poor children
Source: Gormley et al. (2004). CROCUS/Georgetown University
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NIEER Evaluation of 5 State Pre-K Programs
5,071 children in 5 States OK and WV are universal MI, NJ, & SC targeted Gains from Pre-K in all 5 states Gains in language, literacy & math All children gain, low-income gain more
Source: Barnett et al. (2005). NIEER/Rutgers University
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Is Targeting More Cost-Effective?
Targeting is costly and imperfect Poverty is a moving target Need is not defined by targeting alone Targeting is not perfect
Benefits do not stop at the poverty line Middle class has similar problems Benefits decrease gradually with income
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Economic Comparison of Targeted and Universal Pre-K
Targeted Programs Have Lower Total Cost
Universal Programs Have Higher Benefits
--they can reach more of the target children
--greater diversity in the classroom increases gains for disadvantaged children--some benefits gained for all or most children
Under Plausible Assumptions Universal is Better Investment
Source: Barnett (2004). Maximizing returns from pre-kindergarten education. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Research Conference.
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High Quality Preschool Programs Needed to Produce Benefits